December 22: An intoxicated Robert Marr, 49, came into Hayward Fire Station No.2 suffering from a head injury and cuts on his face. Marr was transferred to a local hospital where he underwent surgery to treat his injuries.

Police interviewed Marr when he was first admitted to the hospital. He told police he was beaten up by a group of two to five men in their 20’s who were possibly white or Hispanic.

After being released from the hospital, he was found face down on Anita Avenue. He never regained consciousness and his family took him off life support on December 30th. After reviewing the autopsy, his cause of death was a result of a severe beating, escalating the case to a homicide.